Bible Dictionary
Mizar
Mizar was a small mountain or summit from which the writer of Psalm 42 remembered God. Its precise location is uncertain, but it was probably east of the Jordan.
Definition
Mizar, meaning “smallness,” was a hill or summit in the northern transjordan region. Its exact location is uncertain, though it was probably a summit of the eastern ridge of Lebanon or a nearby mountain.
Biblical Usage
The writer of Psalm 42 remembers God from the land of the Jordan and the hill of Mizar, making the place part of his expression of longing and appeal.
Historical Background
Mizar may have been near Mahanaim, where David stayed after escaping Absalom. It has been associated with the modern Jebel Ajlun, called “the little” in contrast with the greater elevations of Lebanon and Hermon.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Smallness, a summit on the eastern ridge of Lebanon, near which David lay after escaping from Absalom (Ps. 42:6). It may, perhaps, be the present Jebel Ajlun, thus named, “the little”, in contrast with the greater elevation of Lebanon and Hermon.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(small), The hill, a mountain apparently in the northern part of transjordanic Palestine, from which the author of Psalm 42 utters his pathetic appeal. ver. 6. (It is probably a summit of the eastern ridge of Lebanon, not far from Mahanaim, where David lay after escaping from the rebellion of Absalom.—McClintock and Strong.)